Cholera outbreak kills 28 in Kano
Twenty eight people have lost their lives to cholera in Kano between the months of January and July this year as a result of 400 reported cases of acute watery diarrhea and 50 confirmed cases of cholera across 33 local government areas in the state.
Several injured as factions of transport union clash in Ekiti
There was palpable tension in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, as members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, clashed over leadership tussle within the union.
Court stops Kwara Assembly from investigating only APC lawmaker
ILORIN—A Kwara State High Court in llorin, yesterday, restrained the state House of Assembly from investigating the allegations of certificate forgery, fraud and issuance of dud cheque against a member, Saheed Popoola.
FG to provide free internet access to 10m Nigerians
The Federal Government has stated its resolve to provide free internet access to about 10 million Nigerians in key locations across the country.
Imo politics: How the bubble burst
Imo State has severally been in the news and many say without hesitation, for the very wrong reasons. Each new day literally gives birth to a fresh storyline in the state.
He ended our marriage on the phone!
I’ve just been abandoned by my husband of 22 years. He got a better job early last year but in another city. As a result, he rented a one-room apartment and I stayed in the family house with our two daughters.
DMO raises N410bn to finance 2018 budget
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has raised N410 billion from the domestic capital market as public borrowings to fund the 2018 budget. The federal government had indicated that N1.6 trillion would be borrowed to finance about N1.95 trillion deficit contained in the budget.
SARS: Osinbajo orders probe of abuses as IG rejigs squad
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday directed the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to commence investigations into allegations of abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria police, otherwise known as SARS.
FG receives N813bn from Total, Chevron, CNOOC in one year
THE Federal Government received $2.68 billion, about N817.4 billion, from Total, Chevron and China National Offshore Oil Company, CNOOC, in 2017, according to documents obtained from the Canadian government.
I stand by Saraki—Clark
SOUTH-SOUTH leader, Senator Edwin Clark, yesterday, said he stood by the Senate President, Dr. Olukola Saraki, in his current travails.
Oby Ezekwesili, Wole Oshin, Leke Alder inspire youths at Custodian Mentors Conference.
The first edition of the Custodian Mentors Conference held on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The conference was put together by Custodian Investment PLC, to connect young professionals and entrepreneurs with mentors they could learn practical lessons from. The first edition featured 100 attendees and 3 […]
